Berlin guided sightseeing tour
Details: Brandenburg Gate
Spend time at the Brandenburg Gate, a triumphal arch, which stood in "no man's land"
between East and West Berlin during the Cold War and became a symbol of a divided
Germany. Enter the Room of Silence, built into one of the guardhouses, where visitors gather
to meditate and reflect on Germany's past.
Details: Unter den Linden
Enjoy a Walking Tour down the famous Unter den Linden, one of Berlin’s most fashionable
and important boulevards. Along the walk, view the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek, the Equestrian
Statue of Frederick the Great, Humboldt- Universität, and the Deutsche Staatsoper.
Details: Pergamon Museum visit
The Pergamon Museum is the most popular art museum in Germany and boasts famous monumental buildings, such as the Pergamon Altar and Ishtar Gate, which have been reconstructed to their original sizes within the museum. Walk up the massive stone steps to Zeus’s Altar, follow the famous Processional Way and see examples of the intricate weavings of ancient Islamic carpets.
Details: Checkpoint Charlie Museum visit
Visit the museum that documents the history and significance of the most famous crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
Details: Sachsenhausen excursion
Visit Sachsenhausen, one of the major Nazi concentration camps in Germany. Most of its prisoners arrived after the Crystal Night pogroms, when Nazis arrested over 30,000 Jews over the course of just a few days. From its construction in 1936 until its liberation by the Soviet army in 1945, this camp held more than 200,000 prisoners. The site now holds a museum, memorial hall, and cinema, which screens a film depicting the camp’s history.